The son of Liverpool legend Ronnie Moran has spoken poignantly of his father's battle with vascular dementia - and his hopes that it was not caused by his incredible life in football.

Paul Moran has been involved with authors Carl Clemente and Arnie Baldursson from LFC History in helping creating 'Mr Liverpool', the first book dedicated to the fantastic 49 years his father spent with Liverpool FC.

Ronnie himself - a former player and legendary member of the Boot Room coaching staff - turned 83 on the day of the book launch this Tuesday but couldn't take part because of his health.

Paul told the ECHO: "People have asked have we done the book because of how my dad is now but that's not really the case. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time.

Kenny Dalglish with Ronnie Moran and Roy Evans in 1990

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"About four years ago my dad was diagnosed with vascular dementia... He's now reached a point where he was at home with my mum in Blundellsands, it was getting more and more difficult to look after him on a daily basis, and last October we made the decision to find a care home to look after him 24 hours a day.

"We go and visit him and sometimes we walk in and he'll give us a wave and an 'aw great' sound but other times he'll just look up and then look down at his feet again or at the floor."

Paul said: " It's something which is obviously becoming an issue. At the end of the day, you can't cope with it, as a family it's an awful thing, you don't want to see my dad like this, you don't want to see anyone like this.

"Whether it's down to football? I don't want it to be. I said it to someone the other day. I'm 55 now and have had 50 years of football with my dad, going to Anfield, going to Melwood and non-league, not just with him, with my son and nephew.

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"When I see him on the bench I don't want to be thinking about the dementia or wondering if heading the ball's caused it

"But at the end of the day if he's headed the ball five times a day for 50 years at Melwood it works out at something close to 100,000 times he's been hit in the head."

Paul spoke to the ECHO's new Anfield Extra service for a podcast about all aspects of his dads life at LFC, his relationship with Shankly and how he reacted to the years of success he enjoyed with the Reds.